括 means fasten
tie up, arrest, constrict
A hand with a tongue: fasten.
On'yomi
- カツkatsu
Kun'yomi
- くく(る)kukuru
How it's built
- 扌hand
- 舌tongue
Common words
- 括弧かっこbrackets; parentheses
- 括るくくるto tie up; to tie together
- 包括ほうかつinclusion; complete coverage
- 一括いっかつlumping together; summing up